Tag Archives: Steve Israel

She’s not a finalist, but clearly a winner. A New York high school student who attracted national attention after it was reported she was living in a homeless shelter is not among the 40 finalists in the prestigious Intel Science ...

A homeless New York teen who’s a semifinalist in a prestigious national science contest has been invited to watch President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. Brentwood High School senior Samantha Garvey has been invited to the Jan. 24 ...

A crowd of about 450 friends, family, supporters, community leaders and elected officials filled a Suffolk County Community College theater in Brentwood on Friday to witness the inauguration of incoming Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone. In his sobering speech, Bellone ...

A fellow New York congressman says U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner was very remorseful when he informed him of his decision to resign. Rep. Steve Israel, D-Huntington, said Friday on NBC’s “Today” show that Weiner had previously told him what he ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has reversed itself and will allow the use of federal funds to relocate the American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale. The FAA had wanted to raze the museum as part of its runway ...

Following the urgings of Reps. Steve Israel and Peter King, Cablevision Systems Corp. today said it would agree to binding arbitration to help reach an agreement with News Corp. The Bethpage-based company said it hoped arbitration would help assure an ...

Congressman Steve Israel, D-Huntington, is scheduled to visit the Long Island Forum for Technology’s Bethpage campus Thursday morning to announce a $1 million stipend for the creation and marketing of Homeland Security products. The $1 million, funded through the homeland ...

Gov. David Paterson is under fresh pressure to drop his run for a full term this year after a report about a domestic abuse complaint against a top aide. “I think it’s become apparent that he should not seek election and ...

With the recession leaving Long Island at a 7 percent unemployment rate, Rep. Steve Israel on Tuesday unveiled a plan to give businesses new incentives to hire. The congressman, speaking at a Hauppauge Industrial Association event, said he will push ...